(2021-10-19). COVID-19: How Thailand Is Using a 'Cheap and Effective' Traditional Herbal Medicine to Treat Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Coronavirus continues to surge in Northwestern US. wsws.org There were less than 750 new cases per day in the region as a whole at the beginning of July, a number which now stands at more than 5,600, a more than seven-fold increase.
(2021-10-19). Video: Nurse Refuses Injection. Compares Vaccine Passports to Yellow Star. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2021. democracynow.org Trump Sues to Block Release of Documents to Congressional Committee on Jan. 6 Riots, FDA Panel Recommends Third Shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Groups, Colin Powell Died of COVID-19 Complications After Blood Cancer Left Him Immunocompromised, Sen. Joe Manchin Wants Strict Limits and Work Requirements for Child Tax Credit, Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Halt Texas's Near-Total Ban on Abortions, SCOTUS Decisions Bolster Doctrine of Qualified Immunity for Police Officers, Kenosha, WI Police Accused of "Deputizing" White Nationalists Ahead of Shooting Deaths, Venezuelan President Maduro Says U.
(2021-10-19). Selected Articles: Proof that the CDC Is Lying to the World About COVID Vaccine Safety. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-10-19). Why Are Legislatures Now Imposing "Vaccine Mandates"? It Started in 2019! globalresearch.ca This carefully documented article on "Vaccine Mandates" was published on September 11, 2019, almost four months before the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis in early January 2020 I am a veteran of the vaccine war in the US, and …
(2021-10-19). Covid Queries: Altered DNA and microchips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: I've heard some theories circulating about the COVID-19 vaccine, including that it was developed to control the general population through microchip tracking or "nanotransducers" in our brains. I've also heard that it will alter my DNA. Are these theories true? A: No, those assertions are false. "There is absolutely not a microchip in the vaccine," says Martin Herrmann, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca and New Prague. "Also, there's no…
(2021-10-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Continuing progress in battle against COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "October is going to be a very exciting month in the U.S., regarding COVID-19 vaccines," says Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "On Oct. 14 the Federal Drug Administration is going to look at COVID-19 boosters for Moderna. On Oct. 15, (the FDA will review) boosters for Johnson & Johnsons' COVID-19 vaccine. And on Oct. 29, the FDA will look at extending emergency use for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children down to…
(2021-10-19). Forced Vaccination Was Always the End Game. America's Move Towards Authoritarianism. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). A Comparison of Official Government Reports Suggests the Fully Vaccinated Are Developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Study by Harvard Researcher Finds Countries with Lowest COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Have Fewer Cases of COVID than Fully Vaccinated Countries. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Mayo Clinic Minute: Flu during a pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Have you had your flu shot yet? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every season with rare exceptions. Now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and the flu. And you can get both shots at the same time. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/vGrUz75YoiI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 12) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2021-10-19). Forlorn Farmers, Fatal Fears. counterpunch.org The sinking local economy — weighed down by the years of drought, inflation and climate change — has exacerbated the farmers' problems. Their struggle for survival has become more difficult since the pandemic started, pushing many farmers to the brink of poverty
(2021-10-19). Minnesota nurses strike at Allina Health facility over pay and benefits. wsws.org Nurses have been working understaffed, leading to grueling conditions as patients have flooded the hospital during the pandemic.
(2021-10-19). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Construction workers at the site of a PEMEX refinery have clashed with police and strikebreakers while nurses in Quebec say they are burned out after 18 months of the pandemic and are not working overtime.
(2021-10-19). Were "the Elderly… Being Killed in Hospitals, Care Homes, and Hospices" During the Pandemic? globalresearch.ca First published on …
(2021-10-19). 'Karen in the Air': Watch Woman Preach About Pandemic Via Microphone During Midflight. sputniknews.com The choice of time and place was definitely wrong, and though the woman claimed to have good intentions, she nearly drove her fellow passengers mad.
(2021-10-19). Young Men Aren't Falling Behind Young Women. counterpunch.org A recent Wall Street Journal article painted recent pandemic-driven declines in men's postsecondary enrollment as an escalating crisis with "no reversal. . .in sight." Responding a few days later in the New York Times, Kevin Carey wrote that the picture is a more complex with "women keep playing catch-up in an economy structured to favor
(2021-10-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Medications in use and being tested for treatment of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard several drugs mentioned as possible treatments for COVID-19. What are they, and how do they work? ANSWER: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, finding an effective drug to combat COVID-19 has been on the minds of many. While many medications are being tested to treat COVID-19, only one has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has approved remdesivir (Veklury) to treat COVID-19 in adults and children who are age…
(2021-10-19). New York City child dies from COVID-19 amid cover-up of infections in schools. wsws.org Last week's death was the first pediatric death in New York City since the reopening of K-12 schools this academic year.
(2021-10-19). Countries Under the COVID Cosh. The Carrot and the Stick. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Texas boy dies after COVID-19 infection turned into severe gangrene. wsws.org Zyrin Foot's mother faced an unfathomable decision: have doctors amputate all four of her ten-year-old son's limbs, giving him a 25 percent chance to live; or take him off life support.
(2021-10-19). Hope for patients with post-COVID syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "Long-haul COVID," "long COVID" and "post-COVID syndrome" are references to patients who have been infected with COVID-19 and are still experiencing long-term effects and symptoms."Estimates show that 10%—30% of people who become infected with COVID-19 will end up coming down with long-haul COVID," says Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, medical director of Mayo Clinic's COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program. "And it does look like that long-haul COVID could be a new chronic infection for some folks and be a new baseline." The World Health Organization recently gave…
(2021-10-19). Refugee: 'Serco is playing with our lives' in the Park Hotel. greenleft.org.au A refugee imprisoned at the Park hotel prison in Carlton told Green Left that three refugees had tested positive for COVID-19 and that many others have symptoms. Chloe DS reports.
(2021-10-19). Groundbreaking: Nebraska AG Says Doctors Can Legally Prescribe Ivermectin, HCQ for COVID, Calls Out FDA, CDC, Fauci, Media for 'Fueling Confusion and Misinformation'. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). ScheerPost Contributors Honored Eight Times Over at L.A. Press Club Awards. scheerpost.com 
By ScheerPost Staff Los Angeles-area journalists gathered together once again on Oct. 16 for the Los Angeles Press Club's annual SoCal Journalism Awards, the LAPC's first in-person awards event since the COVID-19 crisis began, and ScheerPost made quite a showing. Before the night was through, eight out of the nine nominations earned by members of …
(2021-10-19). Faith Communities around the Country and World call for a COVID Response that Prioritizes. indybay.org World leaders met for annual IMF, World Bank and G20 meetings. The IMF lowered economic growth projections for all countries, and downgraded United States growth projections for 2021.
(2021-10-19). A Reluctant Warrior? An Examination of Gen. Colin Powell's Bloody Legacy from Iraq to Latin America. democracynow.org 
We look at the life and legacy of Colin Powell, who is best known for giving false testimony to the U.N. Security Council in 2003 about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, paving the way for the U.S. invasion and occupation that would kill over 1 million Iraqis. Powell, who was the first Black secretary of state, the first Black and youngest chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black national security adviser, died on Monday due to blood cancer and Parkinson's disease that left him vulnerable to infection from COVID-19. Tributes poured in from top U.S. leaders in both Republican and Democ…
(2021-10-18). Flight Attendants detail passenger air rage over masks, safety. peoplesworld.org 
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—When Teddy Andrews, a Charlotte, N.C.-based unionized flight attendant for American Airlines, returned home from a roundtrip flight to Chile at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, he wasn't feeling so well. And he felt even worse after testing positive and almost dying from the coronavirus. Andrews, a member of the …
(2021-10-18). The class struggle and the fight to eradicate COVID-19. wsws.org The growth of the class struggle is revealing the social force—the international working class—which can compel the implementation of policies to eradicate the coronavirus globally.
(2021-10-18). Proof that the CDC Is Lying to the World About COVID Vaccine Safety. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-18). President Maduro: Venezuela Has Enough Doses to Vaccinate 80% of Population (Reopening in November and December). orinocotribune.com On Sunday, October 17, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that the country has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate 80% of Venezuelans. | President Maduro, who specified that Venezuela has reached a vaccination rate of 53.5% of the population with at least one dose, emphasized an important milestone to achieve—vaccination of 70% of the population by October 31. | "This goal is important because the scientific centers of the world, the World Health Organization, have stated that the objective is to generate what they call herd immunity," continued the president. "We must study wel…
(2021-10-18). 'Days Of Shame' Highlights Failure To Back TRIPS Waiver For COVID Vaccines. popularresistance.org Health activists gathered at Geneva's central train station on Wednesday, October 13, calling on the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland to endorse the TRIPS waiver proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO). "As Europeans, we are ashamed that our political leaders are among the last opponents to a just solution to end the pandemic and save lives," said the campaigners in a press release. | "If patents were lifted today, we could vaccinate the whole world in less than one year," stressed Frank Prouhet, a doctor and activist from the collective Stop patents on Covid-19 vaccines, citing research by Public Citize…
(2021-10-18). Cuba's Soberana 02 Vaccine, Recognized by US Medical Journal. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Soberana 02 anti-Covid-19 vaccine has been recognized today by the prestigious U.S. medical journal Annual Review of Medicine, a step forward towards its possible international homologation. | RELATED: | In an article by key opinion leaders, the authors considered that the fast development and deployment of mRNA vaccines and adenovirus vectors against the disease continues to astound the global scientific community. | Ho…
(2021-10-18). Delta CEO: We Won't Force-Vaxx Our Employees, Vaccine Mandates Are A Blunt Instrument. moguldom.com Delta Airlines, which does business with the U.S. government and is considered a federal contractor, says it will not cave in on its decision to oppose President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, which requires that all federal contractors have their employees vaccinated. The airline's CEO, Ed Bastian, called the vaccine mandate "divisive" and a "very blunt …
(2021-10-18). Pediatrician Welcomes Imminent Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids 5-11 Amid Opposition to Mask Mandates. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration is launching a national vaccination campaign for about 28 million children between the ages of 5 and 11. The vaccine will be two doses and one-third as potent as the one being given to people over the age of 12. An independent panel is set to offer a recommendation to the FDA that evaluates the safety and efficacy of the vaccines in late October. We're joined by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, pediatrician and co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission, to speak more about the rollout of the vaccine for kids. "It's really important, if we want to go back to normal, for our kids to get this vacci…
(2021-10-18). Dominicans Are Requested Vaccination Card To Enter Public Places. telesurenglish.net By order of the Health Ministry, from Monday, the Dominican Republic's inspectors will verify that over-12-years-old citizens present a COVID-19 vaccination card or a recent PCR negative test to enter public places. | RELATED: | This policy seeks to encourage citizens who have so far resisted COVID-19 immunization to receive their vaccines and halt contagions amid the ending of the curfew. For people who cannot re…
(2021-10-18). In Europe, 'Days of Shame' highlights failure of leaders to back TRIPS waiver proposal for COVID vaccines. peoplesdispatch.org From October 9-13, activists organized actions to pressure the EU and various European countries to support the TRIPS waiver proposal, pointing out that people continue to die because governments do not want to stand up to Big Pharma…
(2021-10-18). NYC Judge Prevents Father from Visiting His Daughter Unless He Takes the COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-18). The "Killer Vaccine" Worldwide. 7.9 Billion People. globalresearch.ca The stated objective is to enforce the Worldwide vaccination of 7.9 billion people in more than 190 countries, to be followed by the imposition of a digitized "vaccine passport". The evidence of mortality and morbidity resulting from the vaccine is overwhelming. Needless to say this is a multi-billion dollar operation for Big Pharma.
(2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…
(2021-10-18). "Expert" Calls for Denying Life-Saving Hospital Treatment to the Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-18). World Economic Forum Unveils COVID Passport that Uses Blood Test Markers to Determine Vaccination Status. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-18). Former US State Secretary Powell Dies Of COVID-19 Complications. telesurenglish.net Colin Powell, a former and the first African-American secretary of state, died at 84 of COVID-19 complications on Monday morning. He died despite being fully vaccinated. | RELATED: | Powell became the first African-American national security advisor during the end of President Ronald Reagan's administration (1981-1990) and the youngest and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under former President…
(2021-10-18). Updates: Billionaire Wealth, U.S. Job Losses and Pandemic Profiteers. inequality.org
(2021-10-18). Report: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Sold Millions Of Stock While Stock Market Was Crashing From Pandemic. moguldom.com Disclosure forms reveal that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sold up to $5 million worth of stock from his personal account on Oct. 1, 2020, shortly before the Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked significantly. Powell sold shares from a Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund that had not been previously reported, The American Prospect reported …
(2021-10-18). Activism Needs To Be Part Of Any Meaningful Climate Education. popularresistance.org Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 day of action, the latest surge of activity from the school strike movement that launched in late 2018. | The protest was a sign that youth climate activists, who have had to adapt to COVID lockdowns and restrictions on large gatherings, are ready to reassert themselves through mass mobilizations. In…
(2021-10-18). Why Activism Needs To Be Part Of Any Meaningful Climate Education. popularresistance.org Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 day of action, the latest surge of activity from the school strike movement that launched in late 2018.
(2021-10-18). US Sanctions On Iran Aggravate the Global Energy Crisis. telesurenglish.net As the world is facing a grave energy crisis caused by growing demand for fossil fuels, the U.S. sanctions on Iran have hindered an alleviation of the crisis. | RELATED: | With major economies slowly recovering from the pandemic, the previous harsh winter having depleted Europe's gas reserves and cold days ahead, global demand for energy has shot up and commodity prices are consequently going up. In Europe, gas pri…
(2021-10-18). 'Hope Bolsonaro Gets Kicked Out Of Office': Nobel Prize In Physics. telesurenglish.net During an interview with BBC News Brazil, the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, Giorgio Parisi, lamented the over 600,000 COVID-19 deaths caused by President Jair Bolsonaro's denialism. | RELATED: | "I know the Brazilian situation well. I very much regret the election of Jair Bolsonaro… And I very much regret the situation of the pandemic, the increase in poverty," Parisi said | "Having Bolsonaro as president…